Mao Ning

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi claimed at the New Year press conference that challenges to the free and open international order based on the rule of law are increasing, and that discussions will be advanced with the aim of revising the three key security documents within the year. In response to a media question regarding Takaichi's speech, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at Tuesday's press conference that the focus of Japan's revision of the three key security documents includes increasing defense spending, amending the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," lifting restrictions on weapons exports, and vigorously developing offensive military capabilities. This reflects Japan's dangerous trend of accelerating "remilitarization," which will inevitably undermine regional peace and stability, and the international community must remain highly vigilant, Mao said.

To prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism, legally binding international documents such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation explicitly stipulate that Japan shall be "completely disarmed" and shall not be allowed to maintain industries capable of rearmament, Mao added.

Japan's constitution also imposes strict restrictions on military power, the right of belligerency, and the right to wage war. However, in recent years, right-wing forces in Japan have accelerated efforts to expand military capabilities and strengthen their armed forces, step by step breaking through post-war principles such as "exclusively defense-oriented" and international regulations, challenging the post-war international order, Mao said.

Japan is accustomed to disguising their actions and fabricating false narratives, constantly shifting focus, provoking neighboring countries, creating incidents, and heightening tensions. They also propagate the false notion of being "threatened" and having "nowhere to retreat," using "survival" and "defense" as excuses to bind their own citizens to the war chariot in pursuit of their underlying ambitions. Mao asked, "How is this approach any different from historical Japanese militarism?"

Mao emphasized: The lessons of history are profound. The "remilitarization" promoted by right-wing forces in Japan already poses a threat to regional and global peace and stability. China, together with all peace-loving countries and people around the world, will never allow right-wing forces in Japan to reverse the course of history, or permit the resurgence of militarism, the spokesperson added. 



Global Times